Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is

16.3°C

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	142	156	156	160	160	156	136	132	89	73	77	79	64	62	62	60	60	130	134	186	277	285	251	280	288	249
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide		4:28AM1.57m				4:59PM1.66m				5:30AM1.57m				5:55PM1.64m				6:28AM1.60m				6:48PM1.62m
Low Tide				10:29AM0.34m				11:08PM0.27m				11:30AM0.35m				00:04AM0.26m				12:27PM0.33m				00:59AM0.23m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	15	14	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	15	16	16	17	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 10	NNE 7	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 7
kJ	142	156	156	160	160	156	136	132	89	73	77	79	64	59	62	60	60	2	134	4	4	19	251	280	288	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 6	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	22	35	33	2	2	37	5	18	4	4	4	3	3	3	20	20	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	—	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 18	—	—	—	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	4	—	7	7	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	2	6	6	—	—	—	3	3	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 4	NNE 6	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	34	62	28	18	21	130	—	186	277	285	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	20	20	20	11	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	166	46	21	26	120	59	121	89	196	172	172	25	0	0	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Matakana Island		Motiti Island - Ernies	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki			Motiti Island - Ernies	Newdicks Beach								Bowentown Bar	Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies	Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1								2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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